Today I tried electrical stimulation of my throat while swallowing. It is very different from the E-stim we have done on my left arm and leg. Lower voltage. Swallow against the contraction. It is a whole new kind of weird. Planning to do more tomorrow.

I spent most of the morning before that working on my book. I really want to do this. If you want a critical pre-read of my material give me a yell. I will thank you in my acknowledgements. I need eyes and ears to turn my initial word spew into something readable and useful.

After a bit more of a break, I have an hour workout with Sam. These are not much compared to what I used to do, which was not all that much, but they are really helping.

This weekend, I stood at the base of my stairs for ten minutes with minimal bracing of me left knee and hip and no support holding my weight. A year ago, I could not speak, eat, or move any limb other than my weak right arm. My OT and PT used to involve getting lifted into a chair where I would sit until the pain was too bad, and I was taking a lot of narcotics and other pain meds. Still on the pain meds and sometime the narcotics, but now OT is standing, transferring, and moving my arm, while PT has had me walking 127 feet using a rollator, the last twenty feet with no support or bracing. Tomorrow, we are going to try getting me into the driver seat of my Prius. No driving yet, just getting in and out. Should be an adventure.

Sunday, we got to watch a fun Austin FC match. We won against San Diego. They dominated possession and had 15 shots and 9 corners, but coudn’t close very well. We had several great breakaways, three resulting in goals, one of them offsides.

TMI: Life continues to offer challenges, but I can happily report that I have not had a bowel accident since February 20. Now to get that bladder under better control.